1. BIG IDEAS: TOPIC 3 The Communication Process

2. Stages of the Communication Process In every communication process, there are different stages that must be completed in order for a message to successfully be sent and received: Encoding Sending Receiving Storing Retrieving Decoding

3. Telephone Example The message has to be encoded. It has to be converted into a form that the sender can use. In this case, the voice sound waves are converted by the telephone into electrical impulses. They can no longer be interpreted directly by people. The message has to be sent. The electrical signal is sent along the channel of telephone lines and circuits. The message may or may not get stored. We tend to not think of telephone conversations as getting stored, but for the time it takes to move the signal from one location to another, it is stored on the circuits - even if that is only a fraction of a second.

4. Telephone Example Continued The message has to be retrieved. The telephone at the other end retrieves the signal from the circuits. The message has to be received. In this case receiving and retrieving are pretty much the same action. The message has to be decoded. The receiving telephone converts the electrical signal back into sound waves that replicate the original spoken message in audio format.

5. The Communications Model

6. Telephone Example In a telephone system with person to person communications, the message would be sent from person one in the form of audio(voice) The sender is the telephone The channel is the phone network of wires, switchers, amplifiers and computers The receiver is the other telephone The feedback is the voice of the second person.

7. Assignment Now it’s your turn to demonstrate your knowledge! Complete the assignment given to you by Ms. Byrne.